http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//all CURE Magazine Blog en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:37:38 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com http://www.curetoday.com/assets/images/placeholder.gif http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//all no http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//melissaweber/2009/11/19/Online-tool-helps-narrow-down-treatment-options-for-breast-cancer My Breast Cancer Coach is pretty straightforward: Answer a handful of questions about your type of breast cancer and in return you get a personalized report of treatment options to talk over with your doctor. The online tool has been available for... Diagnosis Treatment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/19/Online-tool-helps-narrow-down-treatment-options-for-breast-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/11/19/Cancers-silver-lining-Free-housecleaning If you know a woman currently undergoing chemotherapy, tell her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE housecleaning once per month for four months while she's in treatment. All she has to do is sign up and have her doctor fax a note con... Treatment General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/19/Cancers-silver-lining-Free-housecleaning http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/11/17/Federal-task-force-says-women-need-fewer-mammograms--Sound-reasoning-or-rationing Bewilderment. That's the only word I can use to describe how I felt upon reading an article in my daily newspaper this morning (Yes, I still read the daily paper). The story reported on an influential federal task force's recommendation that women ha... Diagnosis News Treatment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:15:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/17/Federal-task-force-says-women-need-fewer-mammograms--Sound-reasoning-or-rationing http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/11/16/Lifestyle-and-prostate-cancer Two studies released this month shed light on how health and nutrition can affect prostate cancer patients. One study involved the impact of exercise and the other looked at red and processed meat consumption. In "Can Men Reduce the Risk of Pro... General Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:35:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/16/Lifestyle-and-prostate-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//kathylatour/2009/11/16/Breast-cancer-patients-can-reduce-their-risk-of-recurrence A few blogs ago I told you about my discussion with Otis Brawley, MD, the chief medical officer of ACS and his message that we have to use what we know to prevent cancer and be well, and it comes down to applying what we know about healthy living , ... Survivorship Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:19:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/16/Breast-cancer-patients-can-reduce-their-risk-of-recurrence http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/11/10/Season-for-rare-lymphomas-new-drug-approved-for-CTCL This must be the season for drug approvals for rare lymphomas--an early Christmas gift to many patients suffering from a rare blood cancer. Folotyn (pralatrexate), which was approved in September for peripheral T-cell lymphoma came less than one ... Treatment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:11:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/10/Season-for-rare-lymphomas-new-drug-approved-for-CTCL http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//kathylatour/2009/11/9/Getting-support-at-Gildas-Club-by-just-showing-up Last week I met with 30 cancer survivors at Gilda's Club North Texas to talk about survivorship, the time after treatment ends when we have to find our life again. We spend lots of time and energy on getting through cancer treatment, but little on th... Survivorship Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:54:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/9/Getting-support-at-Gildas-Club-by-just-showing-up http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//melissaweber/2009/11/9/Want-to-know-the-top-cancer-advances-for-2009 Each year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology releases a report that pinpoints the top advances in cancer treatment, prevention and screening. This year, ASCO identified 15 key advances in four areas. (The advances were not ranked.) Here's... Diagnosis News General Treatment Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:29:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/9/Want-to-know-the-top-cancer-advances-for-2009 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//melissaweber/2009/11/5/Want-a-free-ticket-to-see-Kaleidoscope-taping Cancer advocacy groups, sanofi-aventis US, and show producers have teamed up to offer cancer survivors a free ticket to the taping of Kaleidoscope, a television special to raise awareness for cancers that affect women. The taping is Monday, Novem... News General Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:38:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/5/Want-a-free-ticket-to-see-Kaleidoscope-taping http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/11/4/Patients-want-honesty-compassion-from-their-doctor Not exactly news to cancer patients, but results released today found that what patients want most out of their oncologist is honesty and compassion. The study results were released at the annual meeting of ASTRO (American Society for Radiation On... General Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/4/Patients-want-honesty-compassion-from-their-doctor http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//kathylatour/2009/11/3/Do-you-understand-your-diagnosis In the upcoming Winter issue of CURE we have a story on health literacy. As most of you who have been there know, this phrase does not relate to how many people who are diagnosed with cancer can read and write. The day I was diagnosed it didn't matte... General Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:53:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/3/Do-you-understand-your-diagnosis http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/11/2/Curry-and-cancer I often get calls or e-mails from friends wondering about natural cures for cancer that they have read in the news or heard about from other friends or family. And while some are hoaxes, there are also some that are backed by exciting research. Many ... Nutrition Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:22:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/11/2/Curry-and-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//kathylatour/2009/10/30/Hats-off-to-no-hair I got one of those calls a few weeks ago. As the assistant to a friend who runs a private school, Suzan and I had met briefly in the past, but this time we were brought together by her news: breast cancer. At 48 and a mother to a 7-year-old, Suzan wa... Diagnosis Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:25:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/10/30/Hats-off-to-no-hair http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//debutripathy/2009/10/28/A-general-pullback-on-cancer-screening A very interesting turn of events occurred this past week in the world of cancer prevention. It was not so much a major discovery or new drug trial result, but rather a political and communication phenomenon. It happened on a couple of fronts. No... News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:50:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/10/28/A-general-pullback-on-cancer-screening http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//melissaweber/2009/10/26/Leukemia-drug-gets-nod-from-FDA Only one week after approving a new drug for kidney cancer, the Food and Drug Administration approved another new cancer drug--Arzerra (ofatumumab) for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The approval was based on a study in which about ha... News General Treatment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:23:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/all/2009/10/26/Leukemia-drug-gets-nod-from-FDA